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We Picked the Top 10 'Glee' Performances of Season 4

Season 4 of Glee has been a whirlwind of break-ups and shake-ups, but unfortunately there haven’t been any make-ups. (Yet!) But even with all these ups and downs, there’s one thing we can all agree on: the musical performances have never been better! Seriously.
It's hard to believe there's only one episode left in the season. After all, it seems like it was only yesterday that Rachel was NYADA slapped with the nickname of “Little Miss David Schwimmer” or Marley made her sweetly naïve debut in the McKinley Halls. Now 21 episodes later, we’re sad to say goodbye, but of course — since this is Glee we’re talking about here — we’re going to bid adieu in the most musical way possible.
We’ve gathered up the top ten most toe-tapping, tear-jerking and jaw-dropping songs of Season 4 and wrapped them together with a big glittery bow. From heartfelt ballads to energetic group numbers to emotional acoustic renditions, the cast of the chart-topping series has given faithful Glee fans some truly phenomenal performances this year.
These ten songs are the best of the best and we found it absolutely impossible to rank them on a scale of incredible to amazing — so just think of this as a ten-way Season 4 tie. Did you favorite song make the cut? Reminisce through all the Glee greatness to find out!
“The Scientist” — Finn, Rachel, Kurt, Blaine, Santana, Brittany, Will, Emma: If the first 45 minutes of “The Break Up” didn’t have you blubbering like a baby, then this Coldplay cover definitely pushed you over the edge. All four relationships were left hanging in the balance in this hauntingly simple performance and of course, the flashbacks to their beginning of each of their relationships were, and still are beautifully heartbreaking.
“Girl on Fire” — Santana: We watched Santana shimmy and shake with her college cheerleading team, but every gleek knew that she was capable of so much more — and then this fiercely phenomenal song happened. It was empowering to watch Santana finally follow her dreams to New York and dare we say it? Santana blew Alicia Keys out of the water!
“This is The New Year” — New Directions: This performance is the epitome of Glee: it’s catchy, fun, cheerful, silly, and, honestly, it just makes you smile. In this A Great Big World rendition everyone looks incredible, sounds wonderful and hearing the a capella beginning is giving us mini Warbler flashbacks. Plus, Lord Tubbington makes a small cameo! It’s impossible not to fall head over heels for that fat little face.
“We’ve Got Tonight’ — Finn and Rachel: After one of the most adorable scenes to ever be recorded in Glee history — ahem, yes we’re talking about the Flower scene — Finchel fans practically exploded from excitement during this duet. Not only is this Valentine’s Day duet special for those who are singing it, this song brought many couples (old and new) together. And of course watching Finn and Rachel reconnect while singing the Bob Seger love song was just too adorable for words.
“Let Me Love You” — Jake: This stripped down version of Ne-Yo's “Let me Love You” is spectacular and it transformed into a quintessential love song. The room may be filled with people, but it’s clear that Jake is pouring her heart into this song for only one person: Marley. His voice will gently and sweetly blow your mind and then make you kind of depressed because you know that no one that attractive and sweet is going to sing a ballad for you in a high school glee club. Sigh.
NEXT: Five More Incredible Glee Songs from Season 4 and Honorable Mentions!
“At The Ballet” — Santana, Isabelle, Rachel Kurt: This song is without a doubt, one hundred percent, absolutely gorgeous. We’re already well aware of Santana, Kurt and Rachel’s mesmerizing voices so it’s lovely to hear Sarah Jessica Parker keeping up with our talented trio. From the gorgeous ballerinas dancing in the background to the flashbacks of out tiny dancers, Glee certainly succeeded with this song from A Chorus Line. Now please excuse us while we re-listen to this Broadway classic over and over again.
"Homeward Bound/Home" — Quinn, Puck, Mike, Santana, Mercedes, and Finn: What can we say? It should be painstakingly obvious as to why this song made the top ten. Watching this Thanksgiving reunion between six of the original New Directions made us incredibly nostalgic for the good ‘ol days of Glee. Their voices were pure, the story lines were exciting, and the characters were people that we truly cared about. Plus this mash-up between Simon &amp; Garnfunkel and Phillip Phillips is just lovely.
“Mine” — Santana: If you didn’t shed a tear during this performance then I’m not sure that you have a soul. Harsh, but oh-so true. Santana’s rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Mine” is incredibly moving, chilling, and above all simply lovely. Using only the emotions on her face, she is able to express deep feelings of angst, compassion, and love to the audience all while singing flawlessly. It's breathtakingly perfect.
“Don’t Dream It’s Over” — New Directions: Watching the new New Directions come together and sing this Crowded House song in the snowy quad was inspiring. This song is already fantastic but when you add in snow, and cute winter clothes, and the glee club declaring their allegiance together, it’s enough to melt even the coldest of hearts.
“Don’t Stop Believin’” — Rachel: This song has become the heart and soul of Glee and the fact that these familiar lyrics were accompanied with pilot fantasies makes it even more exciting. This is the third time that Glee featured this Journey classic and clearly third time’s the charm. Rachel really transformed this song and made it her own and watching that the original 5 glee clubbers back her up in spirit made any true Glee fan a little teary-eyed.
Honorable Mentions:
Some Nights” — New Directions: The newbies got their time to shine.
“Next to Me” — Rachel and Shelby: The best mother/daughter duet to date.
“Shout” — New Directions: It was their 500th song!
What was your absolute favorite song from Glee’s fourth season? Are there any performances you think should’ve made the cut?
The Season 4 finale of Glee airs on Thursday on Fox at 9 PM.
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This week’s episode of Glee seems like it was made perfectly for Goldilocks — It was not too boring but not too thrilling. “Wonder-ful” had just enough NYC goodness to keep us intrigued but it also featured plenty of side-stories that messily seemed to be thrown in the mix because they ran out of time this season to truly highlight certain characters. It was a pretty bland bowl of porridge but the honey sweet news about Burt, the silky smooth Stevie Wonder songs and the spicy reappearance of the one-and-only Kate Hudson, gave this episode the tasty flavor it desperately needed. Read on for all the delicious details from “Wonder-ful” below!
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A Wonder-ful Week: The episode opens with an unexpectedly sweet phone call from Rachel to Mr. Schue and she excitedly wants to tell him something that she hasn’t even told Kurt, her dads or Finn yet: Rachel had her callback that morning and the roll for Fanny is now just between her and two other girls! Rachel tells her former teacher, “I just want you to know that if it does happen, it’s because of you.” (Side-Note: Oh em gee! This is so sweet I think I’m getting cavity.) Will is incredibly humbled by the fact that Rachel sang “Don’t Stop Believin’” for her audition song and tells Miss Berry that he could not be more proud of her and the fact that she’s following her dreams.
Over in the choir room Will is bursting with glee and good news as he shares Rachel’s success, reveals that Brittany has been accepted to MIT and is currently touring the campus and happily tells the group that he re-proposed to Emma and she re-accepted. They’re getting married after regionals! (Side-Note: All together Wemma fans… Squeeee! Who else is doing the Wemma wiggle happy dance around their apartment? Just me? Alrighty then!)
Will then tells the group that it’s time to regain in inner optimism because it’s Stevie Wonder week. (Side-Note: Pssssst! Did you glee-bees know that I was the very first person that learned about this episode? Yup! Ryan Murphy told me all about it a few months ago and I was the lucky lady who got to share this "Wonder-ful" news to the world! Okay not-so-subtle brag over. Thanks for listening.)
In NYC we see that Kurt has been counting days off a calendar — and no it’s not the days until Smash is cancelled. In just two more days Burt gets his test results back and we’ll know if he’s officially cancer free. (Side-Note: I still can’t believe they’re putting Kurt and Burt through this. Pick on someone else’s parent!) The stress of not knowing his father’s fate has caused Kurt to embrace a few new OCD rituals into his daily routine — it’s his way of feeling a sense of control over his anxiety. So Kurt is off to Lima to attend Burt’s doctor’s appointment and in a flash we’re suddenly in the halls of McKinley. (Side-Note: Oh goodness! There’s a Klaine moment near! I can feel it, it’s close, it’s happening.)
Rolling in Lies: Over in the hallway A quick-witted Kitty stops Artie and confronts him as to why he’s been acting like such a Debbie Downer lately. Artie reveals that he has been accepted into his dream school of the Brooklyn Film Academy but he is not going to go but refuses to explain why. (Side-Note: Hmm… Color me curious! Okay, wait, no that was a lie. I honestly don’t care why Artie is refusing to go to his dream school but I feel bad that this is the biggest storyline he’s had all season so I’m going to pretend like I should give a hoot.)
Kurt is joined in McKinley by Mike and Mercedes in the choir room and all of the sudden the music starts to play and Kitty takes the lead singing an upbeat version of “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.” (Side-Note: I absolutely adore this song because it reminds me of one of my all-time favorite movies: Now and Then. God I wanted to be just like Teeny when I was little! Okay reminiscing over, back to Glee!) Kitty’s performance ends and she reveals that her song was for Artie to celebrate the fact that he was accepted into film school.
Mercedes says that the song was great but Kitty’s performance lacked ferocity. Kitty smiles and unleashes her verbal claws sarcastically saying, “Clearly we should be taking our advice from someone who came crawling back to Ohio after apparently having her LA dreams shattered.” Kurt quickly corrects Kitty boasting that Mercedes has an album coming out and she’s back in Lima to film a music video for it. Plus, apparently Mr. Schue asked Mercedes to be their new vocal coach and Mike to be their new dance coach to help prepare the kids for Regionals. Tina then promptly has another outburst about how life is unfair and #gleehatesgirls. (Side-Note: Dying from laughter right now. I don’t think Glee hates girls though Tina, sadly I think it’s just you. I still love you lots and lots though!)
Everyone in glee is really proud of Artie but he’s super duper pissed at Kitty because earlier he told her not to tell anyone. Whoops! She asks him what the big deal is and Artie reveals that his mom is freaking out about him moving to the Big Apple because NYC isn’t exactly wheelchair friendly. Kitty must have had a sugary breakfast this morning because she is all kinds of sweet and tells Artie that he would be amazing in film school and to not completely cross out the thought. (Side-Note: Oh okay so we’re totally dismissing the Catfishing storyline again? Awesome. Great. Cool. So we’re missing Santana, Brittany, Finn, Puck, and Emma and you’re still going to deny us the one thing from Lima that we really want? Also in all seriousness can someone please call Sugar and make sure she’s still alive?? I’m starting to panic here guys!)
Artie arrives home to see not one but two ladies waiting for him: his momma — the lovely Katey Sagal — and Kitty. Looks like Artie has been rolling around in a web of lies because his mom didn’t even know that he was accepted into film school. Kitty leaves so she can give Artie and his mom some time to talk but of course she couldn’t leave without calling him a wuss and then giving him on of those big-eyed death stares. (Side-Note: Wait, so why is it that Kitty is the one helping out Artie this week? Shouldn’t Glee have had Tina, help him and his mom come to their brilliant bonding moment? Yet again Tina — Artie’s ex-girlfriend and four year friend — has been pushed to the side and suddenly Kitty is everywhere.)
Artie’s mom confronts him about his lies and he quickly reveals the truth: “Because I’m afraid to go okay? I just thought it would be easier to blame it on you.” She tells her son that she is beyond confident that Artie will adapt and thrive in New York and there’s has to be a real reason as to why he’s hesitant to leave. Artie finally reveals the truth: “I don’t want to leave you alone, ever since the accident you’ve devoted every spare moment to me and it just seems selfish that the thanks I give is packing up an leaving.” She smiles and says that the thing that will make her happiest is seeing he son achieve his dreams. (Side-Note: And just like that, Artie wraps up the biggest moment he’s had all season)
NEXT: Divalicious Attitude and A Very Important Question
Fearless and Brave: Over in the auditorium, Mercedes takes charge of the New Directions and explains to them that the reason they lost Sectionals was because they were all too afraid. Mercedes encourages Marley to let go of her fear and embrace the high notes and daring vocal runs in her songs. The music starts and Mercedes shows off her divalicious bravery with a soulful rendition of “Superstitious.” After the performance Mercedes and Mike approach Jake and tell him that he’s a triple threat: he can sing, he can dance, and he’s sexy as hell. (Side-Note: Duh. We’ve known that all season) They invite Jake to star in Mercedes’ music video and also encourage him to take more a leadership role in the glee club, despite the fact that he’s only a sophomore.
Mike takes to the front of the choir room and says the he’d like to share a dance with one of the newest and most wonderful students in glee — the handsome Jake Puckerman. The music begins and Jake leads Mike in a smooth moves dance duet to “I Wish.” (Side-Note: In addition to admiring Jake’s incredible dance moves, I also kept thinking of the penguin from Happy Feet when he tapped dance to this song. Then I thought of Jake dancing alongside that penguin. Then I giggled so hard that I got the hiccups. And then I put my glass of wine down.)
Kurt and Mike go on a search to find Mercedes and find their upset friend in the auditorium yelling into her phone. As it turns out, Mercedes’ producer is not the nicest guy — he loves her voice, just not her look so now it looks like the album is being put on pause until she reshoots the photo for cover. Mercedes takes some time to discuss the issue with her momma and then comes back to McKinley to tell the group her decision. Mercedes stands in front of the glee club and tells the group that after a lot of thinking and soul-searching she decided that she does not want to compromise who she is to sell an album.
In a flash back we see that she told her producer, “It’s my voice Martin, those are my songs, they tell my story. I’m not going to spend all this time working on my truth and then have you slap something that doesn’t even represent the real me on the cover.” She tells the group that she broke off the record deal but she still has a record and she’ll be selling these CD’s everywhere she can. Mr. Schue tells Mercedes that he’s proud of her for taking the higher ground and just like that, Mercedes breaks into “Higher Ground.” (Side-Note: I’m sorry… what?! You seriously mean to tell me that Mercedes gave up a record contract because she refused to show a little shoulder on the album cover and then she strips off her jacket dances around the choir room in that lil spaghetti strap dress? Okay. Um.. you go girl?)
Remission and Permission: At the Lima Bean Blaine is all aflutter with excitement over the marriage equality news in New York and tells Kurt that he can’t wait to be there to see it all. Blaine also tells his ex-beau that he’s looking cute today and then he clarifies: “And I mean like dirty cute.” (Side-Note: Yes! Finally some Klaine interaction! Also, I have no idea what “dirty cute” is but the fact that Kurt rolled his eyes is making me think that he didn’t like that confusing compliment. Dammit! Pull yourself together Blaine.) Kurt, Blaine, Mercedes and Mike all start to discuss Mercedes’ thoughts for her music video but it quickly becomes clear that Kurt is extremely stressed about Burt’s fate. The four friends exchange positive words and then hold hands in a really sweet — and not as corny as it may seem — way.
Over in the doctors office Kurt is anxiously pacing back-and-forth while Kurt and Carol are nervously waiting to hear the news. (Side-Note: I know that Cory was currently getting treatment at the time and I fully support the fact that he had to miss these last two episodes, but come on Glee! Couldn’t you at least give us a reason as to why Finn is missing from the waiting room? He should obviously be worried about his step-dad’s condition and the fact that we weren’t even presented with an explanation is degrading to Finn’s character.)
The doctor enters the room and tells the family that Burt’s tumor is gone and he’s currently in remission — aka cancer free. The family is ecstatic and Burt exclaims to Kurt all of the things he’s looking forward to: “You getting married, grandbabies, having old-people sex with Carol! I’m just so happy I’m not going to miss it. (Side-Note: Just though you all should know that I have tears in my eyes.)
Kurt is so excited that Burt is healthy that he asks his father to come to the choir room because he wants to dedicate a song to him. “The last time I dedicated a song to you in this room, you were in the hospital, but today we’re celebrating life’s most treasured and wonderful gift: a second chance.” Kurt then sings a lovely cover of “You Are The Sunshine of My Life” complete with back up dancers and lots of “oohs” and “aahs” from the group
Blaine is patiently waiting backstage in the auditorium and Burt comes up to meet him. After a familiar hello, Blaine presents Burt with a little rainbow pin so he could show his support for gay marriage when he’s working in D.C. Burt smiles and automatically reveals that gay marriage is at the top of his agenda — even though it makes him somewhat unpopular with his other colleagues.
Blaine is thrilled to hear that and he tells Burt something wildly unexpected: “I am so glad that you feel that way because assuming that we legally can, I wanted to formally ask for your permission to ask Kurt to marry me. Kurt is my soul mate and I know that I’ve hurt him badly but I also know that if I want to get him back I have to do something bold.” (Side-Note: I knew this was coming but I still coughed on my gummy bears from excitement in this scene.)
Burt tells Blaine that he knows how much he loves Kurt and that he has been like family to him, but he cannot approve of this choice. “No you’re still kids. Did you learn anything from Finn and Rachel?” Blaine retorts that he and Kurt are completely different from Finn and Rachel. Burt sits him down and explains that getting married is a lot more serious than people make it out to be. Burt points out that since Blaine thinks that he are Kurt are a meant-to-be, true-love couple then he doesn’t need to rush anything. Burt explains, “When two people love each other, like you two do, everything works out.” (Side-Note: I’m so confused. On the one hand I think Kurt and Blaine is the greatest couple since peanut butter and jelly and I want to see them ride off on a horse into a magical sunset together but I really don’t want Blaine to rush in to this.)
NEXT: A NYADA Surprise and The Episode’s Best Moments!
Unexpected Kindness: Back in the NYADA halls of New York, Rachel runs into the two snarky gossiping gays we met earlier this season and they quickly confront her about her second Funny Girl call-back. They reveal that the two other girls up for the role of Fanny is two-time Tony Winner Sutton Foster and Meryl Streep’s daughter Mamie Gummer. (Side-Note: Goodness gracious I love Sutton Foster. Every time I get the chance to speak with her she gives me a smile that lasts for weeks a time.) The evil twosome also reminds Rachel that all extra curricular activities must be signed off and approved by all of Rachel’s NYADA teachers — and that includes the dance teacher from hell Miss Cassie July.
On a rainy afternoon Rachel is practicing the lines for her callback in an empty classroom in front of the mirror. Just as we were imagining Rachel taking the stage as a perfect Fanny Brice, Cassie enters the room and flings her favorite insult: “Well if it isn’t little Miss David Schwimmer.” Cassie tells Rachel that she heard all about her Funny Girl callback from Barbra Streisand herself and as it turn out, Rachel’s dance midterm is the exact same time as the audition. (Side-Note: Sheesh! What are the chances? Ahem, why yes those last five words were drenched in heavy sarcasm — how nice of you to notice!) In an act of mean-spirited kindness, Cassie changes Rachel’s midterm to the following morning at 6 AM and assigns Rachel “the most difficult ballet routine ever devised.”
It’s the morning of Rachel’s dance midterm and Cassie happily says she’s ready to watch Little Miss Schwimmer fail but when she opens the door to the classroom, Rachel sees a large group of students waiting for her. Rachel is confused but Cassie is all kinds of amazing and this is exactly what the said: “This is your midterm. This is NYADA we are the best of the best. To make no mistake we will crush you to get the role ourselves but we are also family we get through it together and we celebrate each other when there’s big news—and this is big news. You’ve danced your way through the fire all year and you’re still standing tall so we are going to get you through this midterm so we can kick some NYADA ass and your first big Broadway call-back!” (Side-Note: I’m smiling so big right now it’s kind of hurting my cheeks.)
The group of students burst into cheers of excitement for Rachel and hold up signs of encouragement for her big day. The music starts and Cassie leads the class in a festively fun dance number to “Uptight (Everything’s Alright).” The song ends and Rachel is all smiles and laughing with the group while Cassie walks out the door with a sweet — and slightly smug — smile on her face. (Side-Note: Sometimes I may get irritated with Glee, yell at my TV, and gossip with my friends about the characters’ dumb life choices — but it’s moments like this that made me fall in love with the show. And I’m so glad that I did.)
The Final Five: The next day Rachel walks in to see Cassie and she presents her with a very special thank you gift — Debbie Allen’s original cane from the movie Fame. Rachel thanks Cassie no just for the song but for pushing her so hard these past few months. Cassie smiles and says, “I saw something in you that first day and I thought to myself, ‘This one’s special, this one might make it.’ And that’s why I’m so relentless.” Rachel then asks about “the whole Brody thing” but Cassie quickly dismisses that fling saying that was all for his abs. Cassie tells her student that she is confident that she will win the role of Fanny Brice and gives her a warm embrace before walking out the door. (Side-Note: Wait! Don’t leave us Kate! We’ll miss you Miss July — even though you scared the crap out of us.)
Over in Lima, Blaine pulls Kurt aside into a corner of the McKinley hallway and tells his love that he has something he wants to ask. (Side-Note: Oh my! Calling all Klaine fans: Is this the same place where The Box Scene took place?! God I love that scene with a fiery passion and if any boy ever repeated Blaine heartfelt list of promises to me I’d marry him on the spot. True story.) Blaine works to gather up his courage and it’s clear that he’s trying to ask Kurt to marry him.
Unfortunately Blaine keeps tripping over his words and getting all adorably nervous. In the end, Blaine changes his mind and asks Kurt if he’ll stay to cheer them on for Regionals. Kurt happily reveals that he was already planning on it and he wouldn’t miss it for the world. The two handsome fellas then walk arm-in-arm down the hallway together. (Side-Note: Love. Them.) Over in a ridiculously bright auditorium Artie leads the New Directions in singing “For Once In My Life” and Mercedes, Mike, Kurt and Mr. Schue join in on the fun.
Most Heartwarming Moment: Learning that Burt is cancer free! Now please never ever scare us with Burt’s life ever again!
Most Heartbreaking Moment: Saying goodbye to Miss Cassandra July. She may have been a crazy backstabbing psycho, but at least we know she had Little Miss David Schwimmer’s best intentions at heart.
Quotables:
“And I mean like dirty cute.” — Blaine
“Any if you ever imply again that I’m an old hag, I’m going to tip you over.” — Artie’s Mom
“When two people love each other, like you two do, everything works out.” — Burt
What did you think of “Wonder-ful”? Do you think Blaine should propose to Kurt? Was Mercedes right to walk away from her record deal? Sing your thoughts in the comments below!
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Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Franco were initially in place to take on leading roles in Ariel Vromen's new real-life gangster movie The Iceman, but pregnancy and family tragedy got in the way. The roles eventually went to Winona Ryder, as notorious hitman Richard Kuklinski's partner Deborah, and Chris Evans, as gangster Mr. Freezy.
Vromen tells WENN, "Maggie got pregnant, but Winona is so perfect for the role because she's so fragile compared to him, so the camaraderie was really working between them. She's a great actress and was hiding for a while, so I think this movie can really bring her back into the spotlight.
"And James Franco was originally supposed to play Mr. Freezy but his father passed away while they were filming Oz: The Great & Powerful, and they pushed the production, so he couldn't make it. Chris saved us and came down and supported the film."
But Franco still insisted on being part of the project: "James felt guilty so he came to do a scene - as an assigned hit."
The director admits he was blindsided by the acting talents of former Friends star David Schwimmer, who he was initially against casting as Josh Rosenthal.
He reveals, "I was averse to casting Schwimmer; I didn't see it at all. I liked him, he was a good theatre actor and I saw him in a play in Chicago and I'm a huge fan of Friends, but, in a Mafia movie, David Schwimmer really didn't work out for me.
"David went back to New York and called a friend of his who is a make-up artist and they created the look for the role with the ponytail and moustache. Then David sent me an audition tape with that look and I thought, 'OK, I'll take the chance'."

Former Friends co-stars Lisa Kudrow and Matt Leblanc are set to team up on the small screen again for the first time in almost a decade. The actors, who played Phoebe Buffay and Joey Tribbiani in the hit U.S. TV sitcom, will reunite on the upcoming third series of Kudrow's Web Therapy nine years after Friends ended.
LeBlanc plays a gambler seeking help from Kudrow's therapist character Fiona Wallice, who takes up betting to help her new patient.
The show's creator Dan Bucatinsky tells E! Online, "(It's the) first time Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc will be onscreen together again since Friends. He plays a gambler and she becomes one, too. That's how good of a therapist she is. She helps him with addiction by becoming a gambler, too. It's awesome."
LeBlanc is the third Friends star to make an appearance on the show - Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer have also had guest spots.

The Friends stars will reunite on Perry's hit new comedy Go On in April (13), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
And they'll embark on another romance - when the secretary to Perry's character Ryan King tries to fix him up on a date with Cox.
The reunion is the latest Friends get together - Cox and David Schwimmer have guest starred on Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy; Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston have appeared on an episode of Cox's Cougar Town, and Aniston also guest starred on Cox's comedy Dirt.

So you've got a new love brewing... and this might be, dare you say, the one. They're sweet, thoughtful, they totally get you. Your personalities mesh well, your interests align, your parents approve. There's only hurdle you haven't yet overcome: your friends. Those horribly judgmental, scathingly abrasive, disconcertingly alienating monsters. The very same ones you love dearly and have spent every waking minute with since your mid teens. You know that no matter how perfect your latest romantic partner might be, the ganglion of derision that you call your social circle will undoubtedly disapprove.
But is that for certain? Is there any chance that you an successfully meld both fields of your life to result in a dynamic smorgasbord of self-efficacy? Or will something always be... off?
Tuesday night's Happy Endings braved the question when Penny (Casey Wilson) and her Season 3 boyfriend Pete (Nick Zano) got engaged. The turn of events came as a surprise to fans aplenty, largely because Happy Endings isn't ordinarily too heavy on the overarching plot. More than this, the show has thrived on its main characters existing as a self-contained, impermeable mass of codependency and affectionate self-destruction. Where might the newbie, nice guy Pete, fit in with this lifelong band of pals?
And along with the question as an in-universe quandary do we wonder how Zano might fit in on the show. It's true, Zano's career is not yet too busy for him to make weekly supporting player appearances on Happy Endings. But very rarely do cast members of this nature on shows like Happy Endings advance to permanence.
Thinking back to Happy Endings' spiritual predecessor Friends, we recall Mike: a Paul Rudd of middling fame who was introduced in the penultimate season as a love interest for Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow). Rudd would maintain a presence throughout the run of the series, appearing right up until Friends' finale, but never truly evolved to a platform of equal stature among the central gang. In fact, the occasional joke surrounding Mike was that he was largely an outsider looking in at the Central Perk madness. One episode even invested an entire storyline in Ross' (David Schwimmer) inability to find anything to talk about with Mike.
Predating Friends in this endeavor, and somewhat more successfully, was Cheers. Over the course of its 12-year run, the Boston-set sitcom introduced not one but two characters as significant others, eventually granting each opening titles billing. Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) was introduced in the Season 3 premiere of Cheers as a love interest for leading lady Diane (Shelley Long). Although initially penned as a temporary character, the writers and fans loved Frasier enough to keep him around for 8 years (not to mention an 11-season spin-off). And from Frasier came Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth), his fellow psychiatrist and love interest introduced in Cheers' fourth season in a similar circumstance. Although only planned as a one-off character, Lilith returned in Season 5, and stuck around through the final year (marrying, divorcing, and remarrying Frasier during her tour on the series).
Many a series has made it happen: Will &amp; Grace kept both Bobby Cannavale and Harry Connick, Jr. around; 30 Rock introduced James Marsden as a boyfriend for Tina Fey's Liz Lemon last season — now, with the series finale set for this Thursday, the two are happily married and new parents to a pair of adopted nincompoops.
But so many a series, those mentioned included, have brought in romantic guest stars just to ship them off into oblivion again when the time comes. So what will be the case with Happy Endings and Zano? If the ABC series is planning to keep him around, how the hell is that going to work?
As was the case with Rudd on Friends, there is room for comedy in the "odd man out" phenomenon. As the only sane one in this bunch of kooks, Zano can supply a new brand of deadpan humor in reaction to the psychologically alarming, ethically barren antics of Penny and company. Of course, Rudd also exhibited another phenomenon: the endless supply of errands. Oftentimes, Mike was nowhere to be found while Phoebe was hanging around with her West Village harem. He'd be off at work or running an errand or starring in Anchorman. Perhaps Happy Endings will go the same route with Zano, bringing him around for pertinent plots but shafting him to the background for scenes consisting only of the traditional sextet.
And of course, there is always the chance that Zano will go the way of so many sitcom beaus... perhaps even leaving Penny at the altar (or vice versa), a la the Alex (Elisha Cuthbert) and Dave (Zachary Knighton) debacle that sparked the whole series.
More than any other sitcom does Happy Endings have its comedy down pat. It understands what makes itself funny and devotes itself to that with vigor. As such, no matter what path the show takes with Zano, we can look forward to terrific comedy. As far as real life goes, though... keep your significant others far away from your friends. It never works.
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Happy Hanukkah! Yes, today marks the first day of the Jewish holiday and while it may seem like Christmas gets to have all the fun, what with the decorations...and the songs...and the movies...and the TV specials...and the general unavoidable merriment surrounding the holiday that technically starts around late August.
But don't feel bad for Hanukkah, friends. We still have the dreidel! And those chocolate gold coins! And delicious latkes. Plus, it's actually had some pretty great moments in pop culture, too. (And no, Adam Sandler's animated dreck Eight Crazy Nights is not one of them.)
Over the next — you guessed it — eight days, we'll be counting down our favorite Hanukkah moments, starting today with Ross (David Schwimmer) as the elusive, educational Holiday Armadillo on Friends.
The Season 10 episode, aptly titled "The One With the Holiday Armadillo", like The O.C.'s Chrismukkah, covered the bases for interfaith families and households. Ross' son Ben (one of the Sprouse kids) has a Jewish father and a Catholic mother, and like every child ever, Ben tended to lean more towards excitement about Christmas.
Knowing he can't possibly compete with Santa (which Matthew Perry's Chandler dresses up as, much to the dismay of Ross, but the kinda creepy delight of Courteney Cox's Monica) Ross finds the only costume available during the week of Christmas, an armadillo, and creates a new, rather terrifying holiday mascot. The Holiday Armadillo, as Ross comes up with, is Santa's south of the border friend who teaches Ben (and the rest of the gang) about the importance and history of Hanukkah.
Leave it to Ross to find the least appealing animal to try to sway a kid from only caring about Christmas, but it somehow got the job done. It reminded viewers that the Geller's are, in fact, Jewish, and made learning about the meaning of Hanukkah seem new. I mean wearing an armadillo costume certainly gets the point across in a different way. And hey, it's definitely better than the time he dressed up as Spud-nick. Watch it here!
Be sure to check in tomorrow for Day 2 for of the celebration fun and find out what our next favorite Hanukkah moment is.
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The Simpsons have Halloween, The Office claimed Christmas, and for ten wonderful seasons, Friends had the market cornered on classic Thanksgiving episodes. While the last Thanksgiving-themed episode of Friends aired exactly nine years ago, watching the reruns in syndication has become just as much a Turkey Day tradition as making the canned cranberry sauce jiggle and killing a perfect stranger for a Blu-ray player.
The Thanksgiving episodes of the hit comedy are as comforting as a leftover turkey sandwich with a moist-maker in the middle, and just as funny now as they were when they originally aired. (Mid to late '90s fashion aside, Friends is one of the rare syndication sitcoms that has aged well.) Everyone has their favorite Thanksgiving episode of Friends, but, there's no need to argue (save that for the dinner table), we've ranked the best episodes for you! Because while we'll all gather with our loved ones this Thursday, is there anyone better to spend your Thanksgiving with than Courteney Cox's Monica, Matthew Perry's Chandler, Lisa Kudrow's Phoebe, Matt LeBlanc's Joey, Jennifer Aniston's Rachel, and David Schwimmer's Ross? Could we be any more nostalgic? So slap on a pair of Phoebe's pregnancy pants, avoid the Mocklate, and enjoy.
The Best Friends Thanksgiving Episodes In Order:
1. "The One Where Ross Got High" (Season 6, originally aired on November 25, 1999)
It's no coincidence that the best Thanksgiving episode of Friends aired during one of the show's strongest seasons. (Season 6 was the year of Unagi, Chandler's proposal, and "the routine", among other gems.) When Monica and Ross' parents Jack and Judy (the great Elliot Gould and Christina Pickles) come to have Thanksgiving at their little Harmonica's, everything falls spectacularly apart for everyone. Monica tries to conceal her relationship with her live-in boyfriend Chandler from her parents, who have lived under the false pretense that he's a stoner. It turns out that in college, Ross lied to his parents about his own pot use and blamed it on his then-roommate Chandler when that distinct smell was not concealable. The whole thing escalates into the Geller siblings hilariously ratting each other out about a series of incidents ("Hurricane Gloria didn't break the porch swing, Monica did!"..."Ross married Rachel in Vegas, and got divorced, AGAIN!"), culminating in the revelation that Monica is living with Chandler. Meanwhile, Phoebe was having sex dreams about Jack Geller/Jacques Costeau, while Joey was desperate to leave and spend Thanksgiving with his hot dancer roommate Janine. Of course, the real pièce de résistance of Rachel's horrendously failed attempt at making a trifle when she mistakenly adds a layer of beef to her dessert. In the words of Joey, "I mean, what's not to like? Custard, good. Jam, good. Meat, good!"
2. "The One With the Football" (Season 3, originally aired on November 21, 1996)
This is the episode in which fans realized that Friends Thanksgiving episodes were going to be just as an important holiday tradition as the coveted Geller Cup during a rousing game of football. When the gang goes outside to play a "friendly" game of football, things get competitive on and off the field as Joey and Chandler compete for the affections of the same Dutch girl, while Rachel tries to prove her worth after being the last picked for teams. Maybe it's because it's so great to see the cast still dressed like regular people, or the fact that any time Ross and Monica have intense sibling rivalry is always a victory (see: "The One Where Ross Got High"), but whatever it is, this Thanksgiving episode had a winning recipe.
3. "The One With Chandler in a Box" (Season 4, originally aired on November 20, 1997)
The original d**k in a box, Chandler was forced to face the consequences of his actions after it was revealed that he kissed Joey's girlfriend Kathy. As punishment, Joey makes Chandler spend Thanksgiving in a big wooden box. Why exactly? Well, let's let Chandler explain: "The meaning of the box is threefold. One, it gives me the time to think about what I did. Two, it proves how much I care about my friendship with Joey. And three... it hurts!" While Joey and Chandler eventually patched things up, Monica (eyepatch and all) had to come to terms with her own romantic grey areas when she realized that kissing her ex-boyfriend's son is plain wrong.
4. "The One With All the Thanksgivings" (Season 5, originally aired on November 19, 1998)
Flashback episodes are tricky business, but Friends always pulled them off with flying colors. Season 5's "The One With All The Thanksgivings" was as memorable as the Season 2 game changer "The One With the Prom Video," but relied less on sentimentality and more on sight gags. Once again we're reunited with Fat Monica and Pre-Nose Job Rachel, but this time around we also meet Newly Skinny Monica, plus Flock of Seagulls and Miami Vice-inspired Ross and Chandler. Over the course of two Thanksgiving tales we learn that Monica shed all those pounds after Chandler called her fat and, perhaps in unconscious retaliation, she accidentally cut off the nub of Chandler's baby toe. But, really, who cares about character development? This is the one where Joey gets a turkey stuck on his head!
5. "The One With the Rumor" (Season 8, originally aired on November 22, 2001)
This one should really be called "The One With Brad Pitt," because let's be honest, that's what everybody calls it. Before Team Jennifer Aniston madness took over our lives, the then-married couple had one of the best cameos on television. Pitt played Will, an old friend of Monica and Ross', who spends Thanksgiving with the gang. Will, like Ross and Monica, spent high school nerdy and fat, respectively, and was tortured back in the day by the very popular Rachel. In fact, Will hated Rachel so much that he started the "I Hate Rachel Club," spawning a school-spanning rumor that she was a hermaphrodite. While at the time it was much funnier to watch Pitt mouth "I hate you" to his then-wife Aniston (it's a little sadder now) the episode still holds up, if only to watch Phoebe throw herself at Will, and Joey's (wearing Phoebe's maternity pants, no less) declaration, "You can't have Thanksgiving without turkey. That's like 4th of July without apple pie, or Friday with no two pizzas."
6. "The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs" (Season 7, originally aired on November 23, 2000)
Oh man, Tag was dreamy, wasn't he? No wonder why Rachel invited him over for Thanksgiving dinner. Not only did Tag find out that Rachel had a crush on him (the two eventually kissed by the end of the episode and started their relatively short-lived relationship), but we found out that Chandler hates dogs (even Phoebe's adorable borrowed pup Clunkers) and that Ross hates ice cream ("It hurts my teeth!") and can't name all 50 states. Plus, it had one of the greatest Joey-isms of all-time: his definition of a "moo point."
7. "The One Where Underdog Gets Away" (Season 1, originally aired on November 14, 1994)
The one that started them all, "The One Where Underdog Gets Away" was the original Friends Thanksgiving episode and it set the scene for the others to come. Not only do we learn about Chandler's anti-Thanksgiving affliction (it reminds him of his parents' divorce), but that Monica will always be the cook, sometimes with disastrous results. (This time the gang accidentally gets locked out of the apartment while the food, which Monica has prepared to their exact specifications, is cooking.) Of course, the only funnier sight than an Underdog float flying away from the Macy's Thanksgiving parade, or Ugly Naked Guy sharing a Thanksgiving feast with Ugly Naked Girl, is poor Joey's face plastered all over VD posters throughout Manhattan. We'll always cheer to this episode's toast: "Here's a lousy Christmas... and a crappy New Year!"
8. "The One With Rachel's Other Sister" (Season 9, originally aired on November 21, 2002)
While Brad Pitt's cameo was a ratings grabber, it didn't get quite the same critical love as Christina Applegate did with her Emmy-winning role as Rachel's conceited sister Amy. Applegate made her first appearance in this episode, crashing the gang's Thanksgiving without an invite. While the Greens' sibling rivalries are more mean-spirited than the Gellers', the episode doesn't have the same lasting effect as Monica vs. Ross Thanksgiving eps. Still, there were a few things to be thankful for here, including Chandler accidentally breaking all of Monica's fancy dishes, and Joey's wide-eyed freakout realization that he was supposed to be on the Days of Our Lives float in the parade.
9. "The One With the Late Thanksgiving" (Season 10, originally aired on November 20, 2003)
Much like "The One Where Underdog Gets Away," this episode was about a comedy of Thanksgiving preparation errors. When Monica reluctantly agreed to make dinner for everyone after they all pleaded with her (or, in the case of Phoebe, challenged her)to do so, she became understandably peeved when everyone shows up late. The only thing lamer than their excuses (Rachel entering daughter Emma in a beauty pageant was about as unappealing as a plate of Brussels sprouts) was the very schlocky moment at the end when Monica and Chandler find out they are getting a baby through the adoption agency. Still, the whole thing was redeemed by Joey's floating head stuck in the doorway and his addition of fire to Rock, Paper, Scissors.
10. "The One With the List" (Season 2, originally aired on November 16, 1995)
This wasn't a bad episode of Friends by any means, but as far as Thanksgiving episodes of the series go, this one was a bust. Maybe that's because instead of Monica making turkey she was making Mocklate, and Ross and Rachel — sorry, Rachem — were having their first of many fights instead of engaging in wacky Thanksgiving misadventures. I hate to complain ("Oh, I know, this must be so hard. 'Oh no, two women love me. They're both gorgeous and sexy. My wallet's too small for my fifties, and my diamond shoes are too tight!'"), but this one's the rare missed opportunity.
How would you rank the Friends Thanksgiving episodes?
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Who doesn't want to go back to the 90s? The love for all things neon. The height of video game technology... wait, are we already there? And now comes word that the beloved Disney Channel series, Boy Meets World is going to hit our TV sets again.
TVLine reports that the show's creator Michael Jacobs (you might remember him from our cast roundtable) has already begun casting for the project, titled appropriately enough, Girl Meets World. The new show will follow the daughter of the series stars Cory Matthews (played by Ben Savage) and Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fisher).
So, it got us thinking. What other blasts from the past shows would we love to see revived, and just as importantly, what would they be about?
Thanks to The CW we're saved the trouble of having to come up with new storylines for Beverly Hills, 90210 (as the spin-off show is already in its fifth season). Saved by the Bell had more spin-offs than we had Nintendo games. The College Years and The New Class, anyone? And Sex and the City will return to TV with a prequel series, The Carrie Diaries. But what about old favorites like Party of Five, Friends, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
(Insert Wayne's World dream sequence sound effect here.)
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990-1996)
When we last left the Banks family, all the children had grown up and were leaving the nest: Hillary and Ashley to New York, Carlton to Princeton, and everyone's favorite British butler Geoffrey back home to England. The only one remaining in California was Will. Since the show is based loosely on Will Smith's life, it would only make sense to continue his life story. And just like in his real life, his kids are his main focus. Couldn't you just see Willow and Jaden playing a pair of siblings living the high life in The Golden State? Though that might make the show less of a series and more of a reality show.
Friends (1994-2004)
Since Joey — the show's attempt at continuing the series — was merely a blip on our radar, we can feel free to come up with our own ideas. Season 10 – which ended eight years ago — finally gave us the ending we had all been wanting: Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Ross (David Schwimmer) were together, Monica (Courteney Cox) and Ross (Matthew Perry) saw their wish for kids come true, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) was married, and Joey (Matthew Perry) was, well, Joey. It's easy to say we would be happy if the show picked up with Rachel and Ross and their life as a little family, but we would miss the rest of the Central Perk gang. This might be the one show where you can't beat the original, and any attempt at a remake would be almost as ridiculous as Hypercolor T-shirts. What were we thinking?
Party of Five (1994-2000)
Who can remember the show Time of Your Life, which followed Sarah (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and her big move to New York City? Okay, us either. Moving on. The original show — which followed the Salinger family — had so many crazy story lines (cancer, alcoholism, domestic abuse...) we don't think there is anywhere left for it to go. However, we would be up for a reunion show. Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Jeremy London? That has ratings gold written all over it.
What do you think? Any shows from the 90s you'd love to see get a second chance? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Ingle, who played Edward Quartermaine on General Hospital for almost two decades, passed away on Sunday (16Sep12).
Born in Oklahoma, Ingle was as an English and theater teacher in California and taught the likes of Nicolas Cage and David Schwimmer at Beverly Hills High School.
After retiring from teaching, he took over the role of Quartermaine on the daytime drama in 1993.
He was fired from the soap in 2003, but fan support prompted producers to bring him and his character back.
Ingle also briefly played Mickey Horton on rival soap Days of Our Lives.
The actor made his final TV appearance on General Hospital last week (ends14Sep12).

Reprised voice role of Melman the Giraffe in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted"

Directed first TV movie, "Since You've Been Gone" (ABC); also acted in the film

Landed recurring role as an ambitious lawyer on the NBC legal drama "L.A. Law"

Summary

Having gone from relative obscurity to a household name virtually overnight, actor David Schwimmer achieved small screen stardom thanks to the overwhelming success of "Friends" (NBC, 1994-2004), one of the most popular and successful sitcoms ever made. As Ross Geller, the geeky paleontologist and heartbroken romantic amongst a group of twenty-somethings trying to find their way in life, Schwimmer earned the sympathy and attention of audiences who bought into his on-again, off-again relationship with Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), which was perhaps the most talked-about aspect of the entire series. Though he had attained wild popularity thanks to the show, Schwimmer struggled like his other castmates - sans Aniston - to find similar success in the feature world. He had supporting roles in "Apt Pupil" (1998) and voiced a character in the hit animated film "Madagascar" (2005), yet the actor had to really find his footing outside of "Friends." He did, however, direct a well-regarded independent black comedy, "Run Fatboy, Run" (2007), which perhaps pointed to a future that not in front of the camera, but behind it.